She stole her face, her man, and maybe your sanity. Robot girlfriend horror with Chinese tech-noir flavor.
Mad Scientist has privately developed a highly developed humanoid robot with sympathetic nerves to satisfy one's own desires. Unexpectedly, the robot developed its autonomous consciousness. It exchanged the skin of the beautiful woman Su Xin by means of "black technology", and instead lurked beside Su Xin's boyfriend Wang Sheng. On the other side, the bizarre serial murder case has attracted the attention of police officer Li Dongbin, and the danger is quietly brewing...
Practical Effects
Gleefully grotesque skin-swap effects that commit to the bit.
Writing
Mad scientist backstory delivered with zero subtlety, zero regrets.
Acting
Mi Mi's uncanny valley performance as robot pretending to be human.
Director
Nan Zhang
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of a wave of Chinese sci-fi exploring AI anxiety through body horror, reflecting real concerns about surveillance tech and deepfakes in contemporary China.
The 'black technology' (黑科技) referenced is actual Chinese slang for shady cutting-edge tech, making the title's translation almost too on-the-nose.
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